Rim width to sidewall question

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Oct 24, 2008 | 05:53 PM

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Rim width to sidewall question

I recently picked up another set of wheels that are going to require some fender work. I'm planning to go beyond a pull and do something more along the lines of what Diez did on his car.

I ordered 17x9 +45s for the back and plan on running a 255 tire back there. I also ordered a 17x8.5 +45 front. In order to keep the sidewalls fairly square on both of those wheels, what size tire should I run up front? 235 or 245? If I can run a 245 up there, I'll just mount the OEM bridgestones I have up there and order 2 more in a 255 size for the rears.

Any thoughts?

Oct 24, 2008 | 08:02 PM

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235s should be good, but you can't go wrong with either of them....especially since you are planning to do extensive fender work.

Oct 24, 2008 | 09:03 PM

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8.5" width with 245 would be like rear OEM AP2 wheels. The OEM Bridgestones are pretty square on them imho. 245's ftw!

Oct 25, 2008 | 01:28 AM

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i'd go with a 235/255 set-up....also do you plan on running RE050's again or did you plan on going with a different tire i the future?

Oct 25, 2008 | 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by AP2,Oct 25 2008, 05:28 AM

i'd go with a 235/255 set-up....also do you plan on running RE050's again or did you plan on going with a different tire i the future?

I like the RE050s. I might try to stick with them. I've got Continental ContiSport 3s on the HREs and I'm happy with them on a wheel like a big HRE, but if I'm going to run something smaller like this, I'll want something a bit more aggressive.

If I run a 235 on the front, what profile should I be looking at, 40? That would be a little bit taller than the stock stuff I think. I'm leaning to a 255/235 combo right now, but am still thinking about 255/245.

So...

235/?/17 front
245/40/17 rear

Fill in the "?". I really like the RE050s, but they're not offered in a 235/40. I think a 235/45 is too tall. Any thoughts?

Oct 25, 2008 | 10:19 AM

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Here, I was going to PM this to Jim, but I guess he's not set up to receive PMs. This was the PM though... I hope Jim can answer, but I'll take anybody's advice.

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Hey Jim, I hope you have time to read this.

I recently picked up some new wheels and now I'm tire shopping. I've been through a few sets of OE RE050s and I really like them. However, I'm hoping to run a 245/235 or 255/235 combo this time around. I believe the proper size would be a 235/40/17, but the RE050s aren't offered in that size, only a 235/45/17 which I think would be too tall to run with a 245/40/17 rear (OE size).

Do you have any input on this? I want to keep the diameter as close to stock as I can and if I have to err to one side, I'd prefer to have just a smidge too much tire, than too little. My big worry is the front and rear side walls matching though.

The rims in question are a 8.5/9" combo and I'm worried about a 225 front looking a bit too "stretched" for my liking. One size wider tire on a 1.5" wider wheel just seems like it would be a hell of a stretch.